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What Causes Leg Pain/swollen Knee While Recovering From Thoracic Back Surgery?

I have been trying to figure out why my legs are hurting so much, about an 8-10. Also my knees are hurting and are swollen all the time lately and are week, they give out a lot. I m recoding from thoriac back surgery, my surgeon cut a couple of chunks out and straightened my spine then fused from T8 to L1 were he tied into the 14 screws he placed while fussing L1-my sacrum in 2009, I now have 26 total screws. I m wondering if I injured my femoral nerve because my groin and inside of my legs hurt all the down to my ankles, along with my knee and leg pain?
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Hi,

Regarding your concern, I would explain that it is important performing some investigations to differentiate between two main possible causes that may lead to your symptoms:

- a joint inflammation
- a radicular pain radiating from your back (nerve compression).

That, is why I would recommend performing some tests:

- a nerve conduction study to examine your nerves
- complete blood count, PCR, sedimentation rate for inflammation. You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.

Hope to have been helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Kind regards,
Dr. Aida
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What Causes Leg Pain/swollen Knee While Recovering From Thoracic Back Surgery?

Hi, Regarding your concern, I would explain that it is important performing some investigations to differentiate between two main possible causes that may lead to your symptoms: - a joint inflammation - a radicular pain radiating from your back (nerve compression). That, is why I would recommend performing some tests: - a nerve conduction study to examine your nerves - complete blood count, PCR, sedimentation rate for inflammation. You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues. Hope to have been helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further. Kind regards, Dr. Aida